Anyone make a Thompson in 9mm?

[bhart89]

Has anyone seen a Thompson semi-auto rifle in 9mm? I like the looks of them and .45 ammo is way more expensive than 9mm. I'd be tempted to pick one up if I could find one in 9mm.

 

[thereisnospoon]

The only thing that I know of like that is a Volunteer Arms or Commando Arms Mark V or Mark III in 9mm. There are very few of them around, but do a search and you may turn one up.

 

[pete f]

quite frankly if you have the money for a real thompson, then $$ over ammo should be moot.

that said, WWB is not that much more. just how much are you goin to shoot?

 

[Carl N. Brown]

The Commando arms gun in 9mm was called the Mark 9.
The Commando Arms (Volunteer Enterprises, Knoxville TN)
product line included:
Mark I tommy-gun look-alike stock for M1 carbine
Mark II tommy-gun look-alike stock for M1 carbine without buttstock
Mark III .45 tommy-gun sorta-replica, M3 grease gun magazine
Mark IV tommy-gun look-alike stock for M1 carbine with detachable buttstock
Mark V .45 tommy-gun sorta-replica, Thompson gun magazine
Mark 45 .45 tommy-gun sorta-replica
Mark 9 9mm tommy-gun sorta-replica

If you have ever seen a Commando "tommy gun" you will know why
I call it a "sorta-replica."

I have only seen a Mark 9 in the Washington County TN Sheriff's
department display of confiscated weapons.
Commando Arms is no longer in business although their guns
show up used with dealers and at gun shows.

Thompson (Auto-Ordnance and BSA) did make limited numbers in
9mm and .38 Super, and the Model 1923 in .45 Remington-Thompson
(250gr at 1450 fps, almost ~ .45 Winchester Magnum!) But 9mm
Thompsons were not a commercial item.

Which means there is room in the replica market for 9mm and
.45Win Mag Thompsons.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Commando Mark V (the 9mm was similar)